When I slow down — no big goals, no visible milestones, no pressure to “level up” — I feel a strange anxiety. Not because I need more money or success, but because it feels like I’m becoming… invisible.
It made me wonder whether the fear of “doing nothing” is really the fear of not being seen or measured in a culture that equates worth with output.
I’m not trying to quit society or romanticise idleness. I’m just curious if others feel this tension too — especially people who’ve done “well” by conventional standards but still feel uneasy when they stop moving.
by Secure_Song_2812